📑 This principal gives school report cards an F and is calling for a rethink of how we assess children

Bookmarked This principal gives school report cards an F and is calling for a rethink of how we assess children (abc.net.au)

A Perth school uses the coronavirus disruption to education to rethink school report cards, placing an emphasis on personal development and character over grades.

Rebecca Carmody reports on the opportunity taken by Guildford Grammar Preparatory School in Perth to reimagine reporting. For Guildford, This has involved focusing on Michael Fullan’s six global competencies of deep learning alongside letter grades. In some ways, this reminds me of ideas discussed by Greg Miller and Edna Sackson. It also continues the growing trend to explore alternatives, such as ongoing reporting.